Author: rcragun
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ME-Mount Katahdin
Summit Date June 14, 2013; around 12:30 pm Party Ryan Cragun and Rick Eason Trip Report The number of people allowed to climb Mount Katahdin is restricted, so you have to get there early. Plus, it’s a serious hike, so you’ll want all day to do it anyway. We got up around 4:00 and left…
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Road Trip – day 10 (Maine)
I literally spent the entire day of June 14th (the 10th day of our road trip) climbing Mount Katahdin. Meanwhile, Debi and Toren slept in, then went to the discovery museum in Bangor with our host, MaryAnne. Debi said they had a good time. When Rick and I finally arrived home around 8:00 pm, we…
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NH-Mount Washington
Summit Date June 13, 2013; around 11:00 am Party Ryan, Debi, and Toren Cragun Trip Report This is another mountain that I probably would have hiked if it were not for the fact that I was traveling with my wife and son. Because I was, I opted for the easy route up the mountain –…
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Road Trip – day 9 (New Hampshire and Maine)
We got up fairly early and headed to Mount Washington. You can read about our trip up the mountain here. This was the point when the weather finally turned nice during our trip. While it was cold on the top of Mount Washington, it wasn’t raining, and we didn’t get too much rain from here…
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Road Trip – day 8 (Vermont and New Hampshire)
When we got up in the morning in our odd hotel, Debi and Toren wanted to go swimming in the pool. They went down to ask about the pool and the same woman I had tried to talk to the previous night was at the desk. Debi literally said, “Is the pool open?” The woman…
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VT-Mount Mansfield
Summit Date June 12, 2013; around 11:00 am Party Ryan Cragun Trip Report Had the weather been cooperating, Debi and Toren would have done this hike with me. But with the entire mountain shrouded in clouds and wind gusts making it hard to keep your feet, I opted to go it alone. I’m sure, on…
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MA-Mount Greylock
Summit Date June 11, 2013; around 5:00 pm Party Ryan & Toren Cragun Trip Report We hiked Connecticut’s highpoint earlier in the day and drove to this one in the early evening, arriving just before the gates closed. There really isn’t much to say about this one – we drove up the very nice road…
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Road Trip – day 7 (CT, MA, VT)
Part of the reason for driving up the East Coast, in addition to visiting family, was visiting a few more state highpoints. After 5 days on the road, we began the highpointing period. On June 11th we visited two state highpoint: Connecticut and Massachusetts. I created separate posts for each of those, so you can…
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CT-Mount Frissell (south slope)
Summit Date June 11, 2013; around 12:00 pm Party Ryan, Debi, & Toren Cragun Trip Report I originally attempted to climb to the highest point in Connecticut – Mount Frissell (south slope) – in March a few years back and the summit was snowed in. I should have known better, but learned my lesson. This…
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Road Trip – day 6 (NYC)
We slept in again, given the long drive the night before. We got up, packed up, ate another continental breakfast, and headed to Steve’s place in Brooklyn. Even though our hotel was just 5 or 6 miles from his place, it took us 30 minutes to get there. Luckily we found a place to park…